Piper AEROSTAR 602P N663W

Summary

On 26 July 2004 at about 04:42 local time, a Piper AEROSTAR 602P registered N663W was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2004 at 04:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Boeing Field/King County Intl (BFI)

Coordinates

47.5300, -122.3019

Aircraft

Piper AEROSTAR 602P

Registration

N663W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandpoint → Seattle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

SEA04CA144

Nobody was injured.

The landing gear extention not performed by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed gear-up and the pilot reported, in part, "...Seattle approach assigned the visual approach into Boeing Field runway 31L and sequenced me between a Lear and a Citation requesting that I keep hold speed at 160 knots until DUANE intersection." During the approach the pilot was handed off to Boeing tower and was cleared for the visual approach. He reported "As I approached I slowed to gear extension speed and thought I had extended my gear (I had actually actuated my flaps)." Shortly thereafter, the airplane landed on runway 31L with the landing gear retracted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.